Three Arkansas thugs are being investigated after a video showed them holding a man down and punching him.

I welcome public denunciation of non-fatal instances of violence by uniformed thugs. If that becomes widespread, it could potentially end official tolerance for violent thugs.

They accuse the victim of having started the fight. One can hardly believe thugs as witnesses for such a thing, as they are accustomed to testilying, but it might be true. But that question doesn't change anything significant. To teach everyone not to engage in violence is too much to hope for, but we must teach that to official thugs.